Improvement in draft-eveners



Hamm* Patented N ov. 19? 1878.

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hlm V man@ l MELVIN O. SMITH, OF CHENANQO' FORKS, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEM ENT IN D'RAFT-EVENi-:Rs

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 2

10,-l60,wdated November 19, 1878; application filed July 15, 18778.

and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Draft-Eveners, of which the followingis a specification:

Figure 11s a Jop view of in yimproved evener.

2 is a cross-section of the same, taken through the line a: x, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a crossseetion ot' the same, taken through the line y y, Fig. 2.

Similar lett-ers of reference indicate corresponding parts'l i The object of this invention is toimprove the construction ot' drafteveners in such a 'way that there will be no dead jerk 7 should 4the load strike an obstruction, and thus prevent ldie horses breast from being galled or bruised.

The invention consists in an evener provided with rubber bloeks placed in reces/ses for the clevis and hammer-bolts to rest against, as hereinafter fully described. l

A represents the draftbar, double-tree, or draft-evener, in the rear side of the ends, and in the forward side of the center of which are formed recesses, in which are placed rubber blocks B for the clevis H and edges of the rubber blocks B are formed haltround notches for the said bolts to rest in, and in which the bolts are secured by metal straps or keepers C, attached to the said evener,aud in"`which are formed half-round recesses to receive the bolts. The halt-round notches in the rubber blocks B have semi-tubular plates D placed in them for the bol/ts to bear against.

By the use of this device there will be no sudden or dead jerk in starting, and when the load or draft strikes au obstruction there will be Ilo sudden jar to the draft or vehicle. Having thus described my invention, Iclaini entkeeper O, tubular platesl), and elevisesH, all constructed and relatively arranged as and for the purpose specified.

MELVIN O. SMITH. Witnesses:

I SoLoN G. KEMON, GHAs. A. PEr'rrr.

hammer-bolts to vrest against. In the outery as new and desire to secure by Letters Pat-y The draft-evener herein described, eonsisting of the bar A, notched rubber block B, 

